428 words come out when you unscramble ADUMBRATIONS, starting with ADUMBRATIONS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is ADUMBRATION, 16 points. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from ADUMBRATIONS split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 2 with 10, 18 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 46 with 2.
ADUMBRATION is the only one of the 11-letter words made with ADUMBRATIONS letters; it scores 16 points.
Among the 10-letter words in ADUMBRATIONS, TAMBOURINS leads with 14 points, then SANATORIUM on 12.
MADBRAINS tops the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble ADUMBRATIONS at 14 points; next come AMBROSIAN and MARABOUTS on 13. DURATIONS will look familiar.
60 8-letter words from ADUMBRATIONS; 10 of them share the top score of 13. ABRASION and AMBROSIA are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words from ADUMBRATIONS, the top score is 12, reached by 6. DOMAINS, DISTURB and OMNIBUS are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 6-letter words in ADUMBRATIONS tie at 11 points; none scores more. SUBMIT, ABROAD and BATMAN will look familiar.
DIMBO, DUMBO and DUMBS share the top score of 10 among the 5-letter words made with ADUMBRATIONS letters. BOARD, BRAND and BOUND are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ADUMBRATIONS is DUMB, 9 points; AMBO and BAMS on 8 follow. BAND, BIRD and BIDS are everyday picks.
4 of 60 3-letter words from ADUMBRATIONS tie at 7 points; none scores more. BUT, MAN and MAR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of ADUMBRATIONS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with AD · ending in NS · all 12-letter words
What ADUMBRATIONS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. ADUMBRATIONS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADUMBRATIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 428) | 323 | 428 | 294 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MADBRAINS, MADBRAIN, SIMAROUBA, TAMBURINS, BARDISM, BONAMIAS, TAMBURIN, ANTBIRDS, BANDARIS, BONAMIA, DIMBOS, DONATISM and 93 more, 105 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TAMBOURINS, AMBROSIAN, TAMBOURIN, BANDURIST, BANDITOS, BANDURAS, DUMBOS, MANDORAS, MINBARS, SOUNDBAR, BAIDARS, BANDITO and 17 more, 29 in all.